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About Mary Dejevsky

Mary Dejevsky is a columnist and chief editorial writer for the Independent.

Articles by Mary Dejevsky

Friday 19th November

An accusation too far

Last Thursday, Pavel Stroilov presented a piece that alleged I had been paid to publish articles in the Independent, and that I published on the instructions of its owner. Nothing could be further from the truth, writes Mary Dejevsky.
Wednesday 15th September

Don't get me wrong, Mr Travin!

Mary Dejevsky was surprised when her enthusiastic profile of St. Petersburg governor Valentina Matviyenko in Britain’s The Independent newspaper elicited strong criticism from Russia’s blogosphere. Dmitri Travin’s response on openDemocracy Russia questioned her knowledge of the Russian political scene. Dejevsky's answer to his criticisms is that Russians should beware of reading Western reports through the prism of their own experience.
Tuesday 11th March

How to help Russia’s democrats?

The west's embrace can stifle. Russians who want change should turn inward 
Friday 21st September

After Putin...

The west is suspicious, Russians apprehensive. What is Vladimir Putin up to? Mary Dejevsky met him
Tuesday 26th September

Russia: what demographic crisis?

A Soviet-era perspective suggests to Mary Dejevsky that Russia’s current population trends offer grounds for optimism.
Wednesday 22nd February

The new class society

What have airport queues to do with democracy and citizenship? Everything, says Mary Dejevsky.
Thursday 15th December

Russia's NGO law: the wrong target

The fury of western human-rights groups over Russia’s law regulating NGOs is hypocritical, says Mary Dejevsky.
Sunday 9th October

Germany's travesty of democracy

Gerhard Schröder lost the German election but spent the next three weeks refusing to stand aside. A democratic scandal, says Mary Dejevsky.
Tuesday 29th March

Kyrgyzstan questions

What happened in Kyrgyzstan – riot, revolution, conspiracy, geopolitical game? Mary Dejevsky, in Bishkek, probes a central Asian mystery.
Wednesday 2nd March

The west gets Putin wrong

Is Russia’s problem its president’s strength or his weakness? Mary Dejevsky on the costs of misunderstanding Vladimir Putin.
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